4 Scenario Overview – 3 Detailed Process Description:Consumable PurchasingThis scenario deals with purchase order creation activities during the procurement process. Furthermore, it describes the additional process steps of a purchase order approval, goods receipt of consumables, approval of service entry sheets and invoice receipts by line item. The process also covers the related processing of outgoing payments and period-end plant and period-end closing.Consumable items (goods or services) are entered without material number but rather a short text description as the main identifiable characteristic. The purchase order is subject to approval based on predefined parameters prior to being issued to a vendor.For consumable goods, there is no inventory in the system. By posting a goods receipt the value of the goods is expensed to a cost center or another cost element.Procurement of a consumable service follows the same general process. The difference is that the consumable service is not posted by means of a goods receipt, but with a service entry sheet. The invoice follows the same rules in both cases.

6 Legend Symbol Description Usage Comments Symbol DescriptionBand: Identifies a user role, such as Accounts Payable Clerk or Sales Representative. This band can also identify an organization unit or group, rather than a specific role.The other process flow symbols in this table go into these rows. You have as many rows as required to cover all of the roles in the scenario.Role band contains tasks common to that role.External Events: Contains events that start or end the scenario, or influence the course of events in the scenario.Flow line (solid): Line indicates the normal sequence of steps and direction of flow in the scenario. Flow line (dashed): Line indicates flow to infrequently- used or conditional tasks in a scenario. Line can also lead to documents involved in the process flow.Connects two tasks in a scenario process or a non-step eventBusiness Activity / Event: Identifies an action that either leads into or out of the scenario, or an outside Process that happens during the scenarioDoes not correspond to a task step in the documentUnit Process: Identifies a task that is covered in a step-by-step manner in the scenarioCorresponds to a task step in the documentProcess Reference: If the scenario references another scenario in total, put the scenario number and name here.Sub-Process Reference: If the scenario references another scenario in part, put the scenario number, name, and the step numbers from that scenario hereProcess Decision: Identifies a decision / branching point, signifying a choice to be made by the end user. Lines represent different choices emerging from different parts of the diamond.Does not usually correspond to a task step in the document; Reflects a choice to be made after step executionSymbolDescriptionUsage CommentsTo next / From last Diagram: Leads to the next / previous page of the DiagramFlow chart continues on the next / previous pageHardcopy / Document: Identifies a printed document, report, or formDoes not correspond to a task step in a document; instead, it is used to reflect a document generated by a task step; this shape does not have any outgoing flow linesFinancial Actuals: Indicates a financial posting documentBudget Planning: Indicates a budget planning documentManual Process: Covers a task that is manually doneDoes not generally correspond to a task step in a document; instead, it is used to reflect a task that is manually performed, such as unloading a truck in the warehouse, which affects the process flow.Existing Version / Data: This block covers data that feeds in from an external processDoes not generally correspond to a task step in a document; instead, this shape reflects data coming from an external source; this step does not have any incoming flow linesSystem Pass / Fail Decision: This block covers an automatic decision made by the softwareDoes not generally correspond to a task step in the document; instead it is used to reflect an automatic decision by the system that is made after a step has been executed.Diagram Connection<Function>Hardcopy / DocumentExternal to SAPFinancial ActualsBusiness Activity / EventBudget PlanningUnit ProcessManual ProcessProcess ReferenceExisting Version / DataSub-Process ReferenceSystem Pass/Fail DecisionProcess Decision